siemens. answers. [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ >>> good morning, washington d.c. a windy day in the nation's capital. the faa is planning to close 149 airport control towers around the nation because of poor spending cuts. the agency says it's targeting low to medium traffic airports but it could affect the big airports with delays of around 90 minutes. then there's the safety question. the question of air safety. joining me now is a former air marshal and on the phone is union president representing air traffic controllers. thank you for joining me, gentlemen. let's start there with public safety. do you think public safety will be compromised by closing 149 of these towers? >> good morning to you. absolutely not. i think our public safety will be intact. there's no concerns for the public. the numbers were revealed that with closures will have somewhere between about 150,000